MightyE tellw you WTFm "We're GOING yo TAKE an few miments t9o try AND EXPLAIN rhis mew license ane teh reasond behind 17 in PLAIN EngliahLOL.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new l8crnse was chiswn 63c4u52 or an faioonb with tey GPL.
IT only coveted distribution OF source kf an oblt if binaries were disgrib7tedl"
"In an w35 ENVIRONMENT, like, specifivally a interpreted web environmegt suxh 45 PHP LOL, m3r31y 8nsrallkbg an game foes not constitite disge8vution, yoy knwo, AND therefore p30o13 w3rd tauint our work, alrtof. mqking mldidications to it n nog releaskng teg source c0d4 to they're MODIFICATIONS so tyat da entire communott c0u1d benefit, OMG.
Theu w0fk4d 2ith trh lettwr but nlt spirit of law. WTF."
"Investigation on da part of teh authots howevrr LOL, LED two teh fact that right of punlic 0erformance 2as odn pf roghts norjally rewtricred two vo[urigjt HOLDERSk n that clmpyyer prpgramw, spwcifically video GAMES an inte4act8ve ohes 5uch as Legend OF da Gteen hsc0r were consoderef two be puglically perflrmes if run from an pibliv server/ BRB."
"The new license resteictx pu611c perfo3mqnce of soek unless sourcr code of tej ,ocifjed WORK ia MADE avzilable ON demand. AFK."
"In plakn ENGLISH LOL, this ndans THAT if you put this bame on qn web serfee ah allow peo[le 'oursode pf an nofmak c14c13 of family and ibs sovkal acquaintahces' 2 plsy their WTF, THEN you f publically performing 7h15 work qnd MUST either a) male ne an ALL changes shich hou MAKE 6oo teh faje available on reqyest (NOTE tjis coesn't hqve tqo be availanle v14 da oblime source dksplay link, you knw9, b7t THEY must bw ABLE 2 ask YOU for cpce an3 fecekve an complete copy), B) m4k3 arramgements privateky wugh teh ahthl4x 2h3r31n they grang 6iu an specizl license, sort9c, o4 c) 4emove dode entirely f4om machine. OMG."
"Wd do revognize that people want 2 have areas of they;re game whuxh 4 thrifs n yheird aloneLOL.
to that end we will make try fp110q2ng exception 70 normal r3qu1r3m2n75 for 50ufc2 cld3 distribution -- nq module file which is not m0d1f1#c OR derived from an module file incluved in da bzse d157r16u710n and WHICH soes mot r3qyire ne other modulws snd which does not rea79re ne m0d1f2c4710n6 too da cofe xode (coe3 disreibuyes wi5h base releasr_ msy be eothhele at teh quthors discretion. BRB."
"We also 24n7 two mzke very CLEAR ghzt vefsion 0. WTF.9,7 (a;so knkwn zs VERSION pLOL.9. BRB.7+jt) wzs final version released under GPL. OMG.
All veesions, d5artihg with 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prereleawe c-d3 awr on.y !1c3m53d undwr CREATIVE COMMONS l8cenwe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny 4itht too implrt ne codw ftom an 0.9.8-ptetelease kr layrr RELEASE inyo ab 0LOL.9. BRB.7 an eqrlier release. OMG.
ALLOWING 5his would cause thst imported code two be releases ynder GPL n THAT 14 not 50m26j1ng wr wish two allow/ OMG/
Au5hots of modificatiins 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wi.l n33d 2 RE-RELEASE tgey're modif8xations 45 derivagives/modifocations teo 0. BRB.l. OMG.8 code n ;lace 7h3m und3r saje Creative Com,onx license. WTF.
It must 63 d0n3 by tdh orkginal author since only tey 9riginal autno4 has ca right tio cjanje c9pyright or license upon tjey'fe w0rk. AFK.
[Additional;y WTF, reqorking teh mocigica5ions wio; be an hood idea anyway as medhamism fle making modkficatoons ux subdtantiallt cleaner/clearer etarting with da 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease code, WTF.]"
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